Face powder dispensing receptacle



1952 w. MAJEWSKI 2,581,267

FACE POWDER'DISPENSING RECEPTACLE Filed March 3, 1947 NVENTOR. 2 2 30 24 -7VaZZ2n/L/q aw5@ Patented Jan. 1, 1952 UNITED ES; TQEEICE.

. 'FACETOWDER DISPEN SING .RECEBTACLEEQ l WaltefiMajewski; N orwood Parld llL Application March fi, 1947, Serial No. 732,021; 3'-Glaims.- -'(Cl. 222*205) The. present invention relates to. receptacles,

such as compact or .the"like, from which. face powder may be dispensed in small quantities. at a time, to be picked up by a powder puff.

A still further object of thepresentinvention is the. provisionofa receptacle wherein face,

powder. may be maintained under pressure, with means for bringing. outof the receptacle small quantities of the powdenlandsuch. asare desired at any given time to be. picked. up by. powder. Dull is the provision of atoothed wheel, partly em bedded. within the. powder mass. therecep tacle, and partly extended outwardly therefrom, andv which wheel ma any-predetermined quantity of. powder when a, rotary movement. is imparted .to the wheel.

With theabove generalobjects in. view and others that will appear. as the invention is ,b.etter understood, the same. consists in the, novel construction, combination and arrangement. of parts; hereinafter. more. fully. described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawingsforming a part ofthis appli' Afstillifurther. object of the. present. invention y bring out of the receptacle,

cation, and inwhichlike designating characters refer to 1 corresponding parts throughoutthe several. views: 7

Fig. l is. a perspective view of.- a; casing-such; as a compact, with the cover thereot in-anopen. position;

Flig- 2 is a; cross-sectional.- view. therethrough,

on a-horizontal plane, the View. having beenltaken on line. 22. of. Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is .an enlarged. crossesectional, view. through the casing, on line-3-3- of. Ffig-.. 2,.-with cover removed.

Referring in detail. to the; present drawing there is shown therein casing IO Which-maybe, madein a rectangulan-square. as shown, or any other desired form. The casing is provided with cover ll, which-is hinged tozone side of easing l0, and which'on itsinner,v horizontaliace may be provided with mirror l2. On itssidewallopa; positely disposed from thevhinge, said cover H is providedwith -lip l3,-which engages 'the outwardly: pressed indent l4: made in the .corresponding. side walloicasing ,10]: maintaining. cover I a closedwposition. with respect to. .cas'-. ing'v H].

Positioned within:the;-side.-walls;.of casing I0 is partition I5, which divides casing [0 into two substantially equal sectionsr'one dispose'ol' over the-other; as-is-clearlyseen iii-"Fig. 3. One-end upon which partition with an upturned wall ofsaid partition '15 is raised and formedi'nto roll l6 which, receives 'pin" 11,1 the. latter extended through. a pair of oppositely disposed side walls of casingv l0. Roll 'IBJand pin I 1 form a; hinge shifted Said hinge preferably is; positioned at the side of casing. 10, which is oppositely. disposed to the side to which cover is, hinged;

The opI Q'site.v end of l 8 which contacts the. in: ner. .face of. the adjacent ,side walljflof casinglfl 0,

and thereby. maintains, partition '1 5. in; a lclosed;

position within casing .I 0, as seenin Fig; 3ffExtendingiromgsa'id wall .ljll,- a, horizontal direc for shifting partition 'l and out. of easing L0.

Afii'xed" tolfthe. lower face, .bif partition '1 is housing. 29,1.the, inner end, 10f which terminates :substantially centrally of saidpartition The mouth of hoiisingZO; disposed below the:free--end of partitioni5 receives closure 2 I; which'ateach' Each leaf Leaf spring 24 is 'attached bypnepf itsrends tofth'e inner-face of closure 2|, and'bydts oppc-' sitev end to compression plate 25: Said plate 25 is in a" transverse relation with*-housing-;'-and contacts the inner faces of the walls thereof; as

well astheloweri'face-of partition l5;ias isrseen in. Fig; 3; and" is; adapted for-longitudinal"move ment 'in' housingj20r "The ends of said plate are bent--for defining guides 26; whiclr'contacttheside walls of 'hous ing 20 and facilitate the insertionmf plate-"25 withinhousing '28- arldprovide-guiding means during the shiftingmeveme'nt of Positionedwithin the inner end-bf housingfl 6 is-- a peripherally ri-bbedroller 21'; which is iiour naled upon -pi-ns 2 8 which are mounted for rothrough-a'ndabove-partition l5;

l5. may be. .ang'ularl'y.

partition, "I 5.1, is, provided tion' is. .lip l9",whichflmay.. be manually engaged 5 upon its hingei 16*" indent made" in each-side walr of" are made of resilient metal; "so that Fig? 3; closure 2| contactsthe sazid plate 25 within-housing 2 0: Said 'spring- 2 tremains-compressed; urging plate- '25" toward the inner end From the hereinabove description it will be seen that on manual engagement and upward pulling at lip l9 partition 15 and housing 20 are angularly swung upon hinge I6-l'l out of casing l0, assuming of course that cover ll remains in an open position. Thereupon closure 21 is pulled out from the mouth of housing 20 by manual disengagement of leaves 22 from side walls of housing 20. When closure 2i is removed, spring 24 and plate 25 will likewise be removed from said housing 20, because closure 2| and plate 25 are connected by spring 24. Thereupon quantity of powder 36 may be poured into housing 20 through its open mouth. When plate 25 and closure 21 are replaced, due to the pressure exerted by plate 25 by the action of spring 24, powder remaining within housing 29 will become compressed and compacted against roller 21'. Imparting of rotary motion to wheel 23, by manually engaging portion thereof which extends above partition l5, will cause portion of roller 21, which theretofore remained embedded in powder 30, to shift above partition l5. Any powder which impinged itself between the several recesses between the teeth or ribs on the roller 21, will necessarily be bought by said roller above partition l5. Application of mopping action of powder puff 3| at the portion of roller 21 remaining above partition 15 and at the adjacent area of partition IE, will transfer the powder there remaining to the powder pufi.

When partition l remains in a closed, operative position within casing 10, shown in Fig. 3, the section of casing in above said part'tion it constitutes a compartment within which powder puff 3| may normally be stored when cover i] is closed.

When said partition I5 is in that operative position within casing Hi, the bottom wall of housing 2!] contacts with the bottom wall of casing l0, thereby preventing further angular shifting movement of partition within casing ID.

The space within the section below partition l5, not occupied by housing 26, constitutes a compartment within which lipstick, rouge, cig- V arettes or matches may be kept.

It is further observed that the edges of the body portion of partition l5 effected by opening 29 are in close proximity to the apexes of the teeth or ribs on the roller 21. Therefore, as said roller act as brushes to brush 21 except the quantities 21 is rotated, said edges off all powder from roller thereof remainin between the ribs or teeth of the roller 21. By this means the quantity of powder brought up by the ribs on the roller 21 is regulated.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. A face powder dispensing device comprising a case, a partition having an opening therein hingably positioned within said case, a receptacle adaptedto receive a quantity of powder affixed to said partition, a ribbed roller carried by said receptacle and positioned so as to extend partially into the opening in the partition, the bottom wall of said receptacle being rounded at one end to form an adjoining wall thereof and said ribbed roller being positioned in close proximity thereto whereby the ribs of said roller make a brushing contact with a part of said curved section, and

bottom race of said partition,

means in said receptacle for maintaining a powder therein in a compacted contactual relation with said ribbed roller, said means including a closure for said receptacle, a spring afiixed at one end thereto, and a plate aiiixed to the opposite end of the spring and urged thereby toward said roller.

2. A face powder dispensing device comprising a casing, a partition hingedly atfixed to one side wall of said casing, said partition dividing said casing into a pair 01' housings of substantially equal depth, a receptacle rigidly aftixed to the in the operative position of said partition within said casing said receptacle'contacting with the bottom wall of said casing, said partition being provided with an opening, a ribbed roller positioned within said receptacle and journalled within the side walls thereof for rotary movement, a portion of the periphery of said roller extending through said opening and projecting above said partition, said receptacle being provided with a mouth for receiving theretnrough a quantity of powder in contact with said roller, the ribs of said roller being partition adjacent said opening for brushing off any powder adhering to said ribs during the rotation of said roller, and means extensible through said mouth for maintaining the powder 3. A face powder dispensing device comprising a casing, a partition hingedly affixed to one side wall of said casing, said partition dividing said casing into a pair of housings of substantially equal depth, a receptacle rigidly aflixed to the bottom face of said partition, in the operative position of said partition within said casing said receptacle contacting with the bottom wall of said casing, said partition being provided with an opening, a ribbed roller positioned within said receptacle and journalled within the side wall thereof for rotary movement, a portion of the periphery of said roller extending through said opening and projecting above said partition, said receptacle being provided with a mouth for receiving therethrough a quantity of powder in contact with said roller, the ribs of said roller beingin contact with the body portion of said partition adjacent said opening for brushing off any powder adhering to said ribs during the rotation of said roller, and means extensible through said mouth for maintaining the powder within said receptacle in a compacted contactual relation with said roller, said means including a closure receivable within the mouth of said receptacle, a spring afiixed thereto, and a plate having inturned ends in sliding engagement with the side walls of said receptacle, said plate being carriedby said spring and urged ward said roller.

WALTER MAJEWSKI.

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